THIS rm fH H A A A PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAKY 3, 1869. DOUBLE SHEET TUREB CENTS. YOL. XI -No 29. r PIEST EDITION THE CONNECTICUT DISASTER. Full Aeconnt or Itio Flood it Inbnry hecntu anil Inetdeiiis of the IMsnster Twelve l'ersons Drowncil, Tbe following report of the terrible calamity which occurred on Hnnday night IB from ths JDanbury (Conn.) Times: . . Hudust evening, January 31, 186!), will be re numbered by the people of Danbury as long as their memoiy exists. Toe horri;softhat period can never be forgotten. Just ,is the bulla censed to ring the people to their evening worship, the most terrible calamity ever happening here took pliioe. The dam of the upper Konnu.te freeoivoir gave way, nnd the lmmouNS 1 body of water tiiercla coutalncd cme sweeping down upon our uuconsuloni eltlKeDN, Those who lived at the upper part of the town were startled by a snddeu rushing, roartrg sound, like the driving of a heavy gale of wind. Those Incisors oonld not undeisiand it, an their buliaTuss wore not racked, aa they would be lu Much a gale. Many left their bouses and went out to listen better, ' and then tbey discovered before their very doors a bolllngr. burlisfr mans of water. Weil otr, Indeed, were those whose doors were above the angry, surglnst elements. But. alas! to some the eurne blessing was not given, and the Hood brought them to death and destruction. In a moment they kuewnot that God's baud was laid upon thorn, and from the midst of life and happiness they were called lMio eternity, The water came upon the Milage through the gorge above Flint's dam, brlDglng with it huge masses of lue and heavy . masses of timber. It came with fearful velo city, striking the houses on Main street, near the river bank, and sweeping them from their foundation it swept down the flats along tbe .stream north and east, on Main street, tarrying destruction to everything lu its reach, and bringing terror to all within Its hearing. The total extent of the damage done cannot now -be estimated. Xhe amount of property lost cannot be less than fifty thousand dollars, and will probably exceed that amount. The loss of life has been terrible, in toe houses destroyed In the upper part of Main street there vere fourteen persons. The terrible scenes and incidents of tuenlght and this morning beggars description. The people have turned out in masses, and at this Lour are going over the pathway ol the cala mity. The scene now is one of great desolation, " especially on the site of the houses of those Iohu Hardly a trace of where tbey stood la visible. One building is deposited a little way back badly shattered; the other la a complete wreok, the larger portion lying Just south of Patch street, and some distance below its founda tions. The Main, North, and While street bridges were destroyed, and the I'alch street bridge so Tacked as to be unsafe to walk over. Cnarles Chase's carriage manufactory, on North street, was demolished, being struck, by the building removed from Main hi reel. Buiiderland's car penter shop, on White street, was torn from Its place. A borse stabled at one end of the building in some un accountable way got out, and swimming to land came off noharmed. Tbe office and builder's hardware store of tbe Ivea Brothers was flooded, and considerable damage done to the stock. Isaac W. Ivea' lumber yard was also flooded, and a large lot of lumber a wept down the stream or thrown bout (he yard lu confused heaps. Loss was also sustained by Htevens Brother and K. Ely, carpenter; P. Robinson & Co., Hour dealers: Lacey, Hoyt fc Co., hat manufacturers; aud Bradley A Mansfield, livery stable keepers. Great cakes of Ice, weighing a ton or more, were scattered alontf the course of the water In great profusion, fences were swept down, outhouses, sheds, etc, damaged. The following Is a list of the persons killed: ' MrH.HueateU.au old lady, mother-in law of Charles EL Andrews, body recovered; Kdward Clark, body recovered; Mrs. Kdward Clark (a body supposed to be hers, but badly disfigared, was recovered); three children of Mr. and Mrs. Kdward Clark, bodies not recovered; twocbil drrn of James Broth well, body oi one re covered. A body was found near .Hurlburt's factory, Which was Identified by Mrs. Hantord B, Fair ehlld aa that of Miss Fannie Humphries, a laay Who bad left Mrs. Falrohlld'a house, In White treet, Just before the coming of the flood, aud was overtaken by it before she could gut across the bridge. Klgbt after the water reached White street two women were seen clinging to a tree; they cried lor help, but the huge cakes of ice and masses of timber surging between them and those who endeavored to help, renders all at tempts Ineffectual, and after u few moments they loosed their hold to the tree and were wept from Bight. One of these two was un doubtedly Mlas Humphries; but the other Is sot jet known. The damage done the reservoir la very great. About one hundred feet of tbe upper dam and the entire length of the lower dam is swept away. Men are already at work upon the dams, and tbe water pipes will be filled In a lew days. Tbe foundation of Flint's foundry is under mined, and two tenements belonging to lleu drick Harnnm, on North street, are somewhat tlasriagt-d. ; SPAIN. Prospects the Dne le Itfontpensler Tor - tlM Viirone-A fcuort SkeU'U of Jliui. All the advices whlcbfiffurln? the past few weeks have been received fiom .Spain represent Jtiaa probable that tbe Duke of Montpenaler will be chosen by the Constituent Assembly King of Spain. Antolne Marie Fulllppe L-juls d'Orieans, Duke of Monipensler, is the flfUi son f the late King ioula Philippe of Franoe. and was born July Ol, 1824. He received hlseduoa Uon in the College Henri IV; und In 1812, aftira special examination, joined the 3d Heglment of Artillery as lieutenant. IultH4 he went to Alge ria, where he look part in the expedition against x Blskara and distinguished himself lu tbe cam paign of .tuau. lu the latter he was slightly wounded near the left eve, and In reward re ceived the Cross of tbe Leglou of Honor and the epaulette of a chef descadron. After accom panying bis father to Kugland. he returned, la 145, to Algeria, aud ngalu distinguished him self In an expedition against the Kabyls. Boon after he left Algeria, to visit Tunis, Egypt, Syria, Constantinople, aud Oreece. After his 'selurn to Fiance, he was appointed Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and Brigadier General. InOotober. 1816, Krene diplomacy brought about a marriage but weeu tbe jmke of Mont peneler aud the Prloeess Maria Louisa Ferdl , nandlna of bpaln.iiie only sister of laeen Isa bella II,' Biinpiuuoijusiy with a marriage between tbe iueen and her cousin. These dpanish marriaKes" had been the subjeot of long diplomatic Intrigues and conflicts, and when it became known that Louts Philippe , ha i succeeded ia carrying out bis plane the liveiles' dissatisfaction km a fell at the fclugllsli Com t, for In diplomatic circles it was regarded aa otrlaln that the uiurriuue of Uueen Isabella wonld remain without 1- me, and i hat her sister would be her succeKtor. In 18MS the Duke, With ail the oilu.r marnbHra of tna roval . " family, was banished from France. He at first remained for a time in Kugland; from there he went to Holland, and nniilly established his resiuence at Seville, in Spain. The Queen con ferrtd.npou him the tills of lafanteof Spain, and, on October 10, 18&9, appointed hra Cap- talu General of ihoHn.vu.i. urmv Umgiin. standing these high positions, the Duke kent nuiira.tuniriy mooi irotn cspanisn pontics, in iiie numerous and fierce conflicts between Moderados. the Liberal Union, and the Pro- I;retsiis,tbe name ol the Duke of Montpenaler a rarely mentlooed. He enjoyed the reputa tion, like his father, of being an excellent financier, and of Increasing his private pro pfl'iy wiih amazing r-pMuy. The snrpi lae wus, therefore, all the more gene- I ral; ad when lu August. lww, tbe Duke and tue iucnessoi Mootpensler were ordered to leave tbe country, the Government claimed to bave proof that tue Duke of Montpenaler was onspirlng with some prominent general against tbe tut one of Queen Isabella. The Government ild not deem it necessary to Jnatlfy its preoe sore, and the whole subject Is still Involved in Bivstery. The Duke remained in Portugal lo watch the progress of events In Spain. The general ory of the Spanish nation, m0 moie Bourbon, ssemed to eiolude him tmm tbe throne, as well as the family Zi ine-Qaeu. His expedition Into Spain ai ii lime Of the Insurrection of Cadis, bis otter .i unlM for pulling down what he reore- Mnted to be a reactionist plot, end his hasty itutaJ )A aiiuvBos oj frim'i vfUer against bis stay, seemed to Increase his nopopnlarlty, and to make bis can d datnre for the throne Improbable. But sud denly affairs have taken another tnrn. Tbe whole Provisional Government bas declare I la bis favor, and the Constituent Assembly la tup posed to be certain to elect him. MRS. GAINES. ller Property In New Orleans. From the JTcw Orleani Bullttin. This Interesting Juridical epio. whiob has been a gotd deal longer than the siege ol Troy, bas been regarded bv tbe clllxeus of New Orlean" ana romance. It bas recently, however, summed the aspect ol a serious reality. Mrs. Gaines having, with a degree of fidelity to her own reputation which does her honor, con quered the courts, hitch and low, now sits down bolore the cliy of New Orleans aud demands a surrender of certain properly which the courts have decided has beon Illegally alienated. As me bus a very formidable siege train In certain decrees of the Supreme Court, and as ber military chest is well fur nished in the prospect of success, she ba ouly to send In a Hag and summons to see our Common Council como in a b dy to ascer tain the terms of capitulation. This step sue has taken in a communication In which she proposes to save all interpsted parties from expensive and tedious litigation; to encourage Improvements; to Increase the revenues of the city, and to have the gratification of being In strumental In placing that desirable portion of the city, purchased by my father, In a condition to become at an early day the scat of wealth and fashion to be to Now Orleans what the Fifth avenue Is to New York: I propose to execute my deed In fee to the city of New Orleans for Ihe wbole tract, reserving sqnare No. , which I wish to donate to the French Orphan Asylum in aid of a large mm already donated for It; and square No. , upon which I wish to build a residence for myself for the sum of Sl.&Hl.OuO, being ja;,Hl less than I could equity claim, viz.: Fifty-one squares at the rate of those named, sold In 1K37 (873,508 Interest on same 19 years (to 18S3) ate per cent - 1908.117 Interest on same 15 years (to 1868) at 6 per cent....... 056.67(1-1,651.823 Total 12.53091 These proposals having been referred to a committee, consisting of the Finance Com mittee of eaoh Board of Aldermen, they made a report red ting tbe chain of title to tbe claimed lanes. Tney decline to give "any opinion upon tbe legality ol the claim" of Mrs. Gaines. They make the singular announcement that the "other duties ol the City Attorney preclude! him from giving his time and attention to the study ol tbe claim" and case of more than one and a half million of dollars against his client, tbe city, and publish the "opinion of attorneys of known ability. " Wearecompelled to say that if the City Attorney has business of more Import ance than this be must be a very fortunate lawyer, and tbe city should hasten to secure tbe services of one whose praotloe is not so lucrative. The Joint committee recommend another special committee, the duty of which shall be to report tbe amount proper to be paid Mrs. Gaines for her quitclaim and warranty. The value to be so awarded will depend upon a decision of the question whether the city is responsible for tue present value of the pro perly claimed, or for the purchase money paid the city and the interest thereon from tbe date of tbe city rale. This question Involves all the difference between a little more thau a quarter of a million and nearly two and a half millions ol dollars. TRAGEDY. A Han Kills His Nepbcw In a Quarrel About the Division of raln. From the Dubuque If ei aid, Jan. 20. On Monday, the 21th, Lansing, In Allamakee county, was tbe scene of a bloody affray, re sulting in tbe murder of a man by his uncle. The particulars of tbe atialr, especially tele graphed to us. are as follows: Frank and Charles May, Englishmen, who have resided at Lansing during the past ten or twelve years, are farmers, owning and working a large tract of land on the Iowa river, about six miles from Lansing. Frank May Is a man of about forty fears oi age, and cnarles, nis nepnew, aoout blrty. Another nephew has been associated with them, we learn, in their farming opera tions, but was not engaged in the diffi culty which on Monday resulted In tbe death of Charles May. In addition to their own land the Mays have been In the habit of leasing furms In their neighborhood, and being men of capital, have carried on a large business. They have also at times purchased grain In the Lansing market. During the past year they rented a tarm on the Iowa river, and worked it in partnership. Iu dividing the grain recently a dispute arose between Frank and Charles as to a lair division. On Monday Charles went over to remove the last of the corn. The dis pute was renewed, and Frank shot him. killing liim almobt instantly. Frank then went to Lansing, but on Monday night put out, and since tnon no trace has been found of him As soon as the murder was known officers started in pursuit of the murderer. The particulars of the murder ure not definitely known, and there are vai ions rumors afloat, one to the effect that Charles first tired upon Frank, and tuat the latter killed his nephew in self-defense. A reward of 1200 has been offered by the friends of tbe murdered man for the arrest of the mur derer. As we have stated, the parties to this bloody all'alr were old cltlsens of Allamakee couniy, and possessed wealth and lnflaenae. A gentleman who has known them for several years Informs ns Jhat tbey were generally accounted dangerous men, especially when la liquor or under the Influence of passion. It was rare for them lr bo to Lansing without be coming lnloxloated, and then they were sure to raise a disturbance. Bncauseof thlsauar- relsome disposition, they were frequently arrested and fined by tbe local authorities, and were disliked pretty generally. The guilt of a murderer bas altaohed to one. and a violent death overtaken tbeother.lnoonsequenoeof tbe disposition which made them unpopular and feared among their neighbors. a- MONITORS. Their Capabilities lor Service on tbe - ureaa. The last number of the Pall Wall GaueUe re turns to tbe attuck on the American monitor system, "useiul as the monitors may have ceen," says tnis authority, -lor tue purpose for which tbey were designed, and ingenious as is their construction, tney can never be made efficient ships oi war without tbe Introduction of modifications entirely opposed to the original laea." We hardly know of any one this side of Jack Bunshy wuo could give so profound an "opi nion," Decause, as ine monitors wereuesigneu as ships of war, how can they do "ingenious" In construction," and "useful for their pur- poe." ana yea -not emcient," it is very aim cull to see. Tbe Uui.ttte proceeds, however, to supply an "obvious reason." "Tbe reason la o .viuus. To bs a really efficient ibl..Gf-mar a ven.el must beaea going"; but although, monitors my luva vrutsed tbe Atlantic, tbey c.u never be raid to po eia tula quality while tney ara so Utile haoltao e aa at preseut, and to liable to fouuoerh K " Here, then, Is the secret. The Impregnability and the offensive power of monitors are ad IMltUd, but tuelr "babltabillty" la questioned, Now, It should seem reasonable tnal vessels which have crossed and re crossed (or, asihe Gazette cautiously puts It, may have crotsed") the Atlantic with ease aud doubled Cpe Horn should be accounted "sea going'1 aud tolerably habitable. But if, iQ addition, reference Is made to the reports of Commodore Kodgera, the sea-golog question will be set at rest. That officer declared that the Monadnnck bad proved herself much more than equal "lo the difficulties ol doubling Cape Horn," and added that' in the loug seas ol I tie Paolllo she took very little water upon her decks, rlslug over the waves easily and buoyantly." mmi , , , But the best evidence of the growing opinion, even in Great Britain, regarding moultora Is that feature after feature of inem has been copied into English broadside ships, to their manifest Improvement first, tbe monitor gun carriage, then tbe monitor balanced ruduer, then, as far as possible, the moni tor prluolple of concentration of armor, and so on. While, not content with these "adoptions," several absolute moni'ors are now building In English ports for colonial de fens. Now since, in order to get to their des tination, these last must not only brave ine peril th North asd boRtU AUhaVIo, but of the Indian Oer an, doubling the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at their station, either the British Government is tnrowlng away money, or else It bas ehanged Its Tie w Of the "sea going" csrmollles of monitor. Natlona cannot afford to adopt the falta.r' f their neighbors; they are foroed to copy their auocesses. Tbe single battles In wbioa small monitors have defeated good broadside Iron clads of Ibrloe tbelr slr.e, as In the Monitors contest with the Merrlmao, and the Weenaw ken's with the Atlanta, have demonstrated their offensive power. The ease with whlcn tbey bave steamed up close nnder the concentrated fire of tremendous land forts, and leisurely dli-mounted their guns, ai at Fort Fisher, or destroyed what they protected, 88 tbe Moniank destroyed tbe Nashville under the guns of McAllister, has demonstrated their Impregnability. Tbelr orulses to Halifax and Cuba, their orean voyage to Portsmouth, Hf. Petersburg, Stockholm, brest.and around Cape Horn Itself into the North Pacific through tempestuous weather, has demonstrated their seagoing capabilities. The enlbusUstlo praises of sucb authorities as Vice-Admiral Porter and Commodore Hodgers bave demonstrated their comfortable qualities and "habilabllitv" in cruise or In battle, In calm or la gale -Y. Y, Tinas. U FINISH ED UUSINtSS. The Treaties Not Yet Acted I'pon by tue Ncnaie. The New York Herald say: The business of tbe Senate in executive session, so far as re lates to conflrniailiu of Presidential appoint ments, is ended ultll the 4in of March. The several committees have "called tbe calendar" of nominations, and reported that there are noneon which action Is necessary. But there is a large amount of business for secret setslon already peudlng and of great im portance. First comes the treaty relating lo i be Alabama claims. This, however, has not yet passed the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Several animated dlacu'-.slous have taken place, and it is not yet certain that the committee will renort favorably. Tbe probability Is that there will be a majority report in favor and a minority against. It is certain to cause pro tracted and lively discussion in the Senate. Then there is the naturalization treaty, to which there is no objection, unless it be to some minute points. It will be readily and soon ratified. The proposed treaty with H'. Domingo, now that the House has so con temptuously refused to treat for tbe purchaseof the island, will doubtless fall to the ground. Of commercial treaties there are several with the Netherlands and other Kuropean States, some modifying to a greater or less degree present relations, some confirming and con tinning present arrangements. The treaty vjitb Pern is of greater importance. It pro poses a Joint commission for the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against that Government and prescribing rules for the guidance of the commission. Another treaty proposes to submit the question of possession of the Island of San Juan and the boundary near tbe coast between the United States and Great Britain to the republics ef Switzerland as an arbitrator. Tula Is strenu ously opposed by residents of Oregon and Washington Territory. Then comes the Sand wich Islands treaty. In which reciprocity is all on one side. The islands want free trade with the United States. Tney raise considerable sugar and various other products. ' The sugar plantations are nearly all In the hands of two or three wealthy men, formerly residents of tbe United States. This treaty is in their Interest chiefly. The PaclUo Senators and Represent lives support 11 because their constituents will thus be able to get sugar a couple of oents a pound cheaper. Tbe argument Is toseourethe whole trade of tbe Pacific We can control that now. The treaty has been on hand more than a year, and is not likely to be ratified. Last and worst are the Indian treaties. Of these tbe most prominent and shameful is the Osage. Some Senators are ready to aaorldoe any business, any treaty, any appointment, to secure Us ratification. This proves It to be of great personal Interest to somebody. This is equally clear from the fact that simply to pro nounce the word. "Osage treaty" raises a wild nutter in the lobby. The faot Is that all Indian treaties, like Indian wars.aro purely mat tersof privatespeoulatlon. A war is robbery end tbe treaty is robbery, to be followed by a new war ana a new treaty oi ine same sort TbW condition of affairs is painful to every honest and every sympatbello heart. Tbe remedy the clearest mind has not yet been able to devise. Something must be done, and doubtless, t.here foie, some of these Indian treaties will bs worked through. Tbe fewer tbe better. Tbe Senate cannot, of course, conolude all this business during the present session: but tbey Intend to despatch it at tbe special ses sion, held Immediately after the Inaugura tion, to consider the nominations made by the new President. EULISII ItlKBlRlXIES. Ilandcnflinir Children In England. Tbe Birmingham Post, tells this story of a scene at the railway station at WUlenhall, England: . "A thick chain; three little boys on either side, and a bigger boy at tbe end: all hand cuffed. Several poor women crying. Lots of children and three policemen. One of the children was io little that the polloemau bad to wrap a handkerchief round his wrist to make the handcuffs fit, 'What's tbe matter what bave these boys done, and where are thev going?' 'Bten a gambling, sir. Going to Stafford for seven days.' 'Gam bling, did yon say?' 'Yes, sir; pitch and toss on a Sunday.' 'Pitch and tosM Do I understand you; Ave little boys nnder twelve, and two not sixteen, all going to Jail for pitch and toss?' 'Yes. sir. 'Without the option of a fine?' 'No, sir; fined sixpence.' 'That's tbreeand-sixpenoe for tbe seven: I'll pay the lot.' 'But then there's the costs, lr.' 'Well, what's the total?' '1 Os.OJ., Now, as I understood neither of the boys had never been In custody before, and aa their urtss denoted, they must of necessity be ex ceedingly poor, Inquired of a woman, who appeared In great distress, the habits of the bojs. 'I ran only,' she said, 'speak for my boy, sir. lie earns me six shillings a week. He's a good lad. I haven't money enough to free him, and what's he to do wnen he comes out of Stafford, I don't know. He can't walk the twenty miles home.' Fortunately, two gentlemen appeared on tbe saene, snd Inqntred particulars, wbloh were soon forthcoming. 'Scandalous!' said one. 'Mon strous !' said tbe other. 'If.' I said, 'any gentle man will Join me In payment of the flue, the boys shall be liberated.' Toe Hue was paid, and tbe boys unchained, and although tbe tickets were taken from Wllleahull to Stafford, the boys did not go to jail." DESERTERS. They are Khaved, Tattooed, and Drum met! Out of Nerviee. From the Memphis Pott, Jan. 20. On Wednesday of this week three privates of tbe loice garrisoned nere. named respectively Myron H. Strong, lLirmon Hprtngnleen, ami Hienhen Madden, all bulonuinir to comoany O. Twenty-fifth lutan ry, weru tried by a general court martial upon the charge oi desertion, ana belns convicted, were sentenced lo have their beads kliavtn, their left blps tattooed with the letter D (s'gnlfylng deserter), and to be dishonorably discharged Irom the United Slates service, i ne sentence was execuui yeaiuruoy. In the morning tbe barber of Ibe ukttallon per formed the Job or shaving tbe hair from tuelr heads, laavluir I hem as bare as a clean-shaven face. Then their pan is were taken off aud the letter D stamped with India ink upon their blps. Tbe officer of the day, together wlta a guard, supervised the execution of tneso neD allies, aud the soldiers, however much they might have wlsued lo make a resistance, made none, and tbey submitted to ine aisgraue in silence. In the afternoon, at the dress naradft. the un fortunate fellows were brought, out in their undress, with tbelr shaved heads uncovered, and marched (headed with the drum corps and followed by a guard) In front of tbe wholeoom innd. through the navy yard to tbe various offices, and then Into the city through several of the prominent streets. After being exposed and paraded in this manner for some time, tbey were then formally dismissed, and ordered to leave the garrison, wbloh tbey did, with an air of deep shame and mortification better con eelved than expressed. Strong had been a elerk in General Grant's headquarters in the armv, and deserted once before, bat was restored to duty by order of the General on probation. His second desertion was on the 2Hth of April. Springsteen deserted on the Uth of March, ltitttl, aad Mgdaa e tb 3jU vl Jn'y, IWt SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Cattle Disease in New York European Market Quotations. Slnirnlar Death of Cattle. Fiphxill, Feb. 8. Much alarm Is fell at Fish Vill Plains, Dutrhess county, anoD tbo farmers over the eudJeu death of several cattle belonging to ajlrtster Hateht. Tbe animals died in great agony in tix or debt boars 't"r tbe attack-. A pof tnor'em exaruina'.lon revealed nothinr, and tbe farmers are generally njtioti excited. It Is feared that H sight will loae the whole of bis stock. Tire at longlikeple. PouonBEErsiE Feb. 3. Un feolnrdav picht F. W. Jeutiinirs' distillery and adjoinm',' buildings, near this citj, weie burned. Lois f 11,000; faUy Insured. THE E UR OPE AN MARKETS. JJy Atlantic Cable. This Morning's Quotation. Loudon, Feb. 3 A. M. Con-sols, 93J for both money and acoouut. U. 8. 6-20 quiet and steady at Siocis steady. Krtc, 2rj; Illinois Centisl, auj; Great Western, 4J$. Liverpool, Feb. 3 A. AI. Cotton buoyant; middling upland?, llgd. : middling Orleans, Vid. Bales ot probably 15,000 bales. Ked Western wheat, 9s. 9d !9. lOd. Tallow decliulnj;. Others unchanged. London, Feb. 3 P. M. Tallew declining. This Afternoon's Unotntlonn. London, Feb. 3 P. M. Unite 1 States B-203, quiet at 704. Stocks steady. Erie, 25A Illinois Cential, 934; Western, 42. LivEHrooL, Feb. 3 P. IS. Cotton active, middling uplatid-s 124; middling Orleans. 12i l.; The sales will reach 20,000 bale.). Havre, Feb. 3 P. M. Ooiton "buoyant both on the spot and afloat; sales on the spot at I37f afloat at 138f. Liverpool, Feb. 3 P. M. Cotton There has been so business doing in cotton to arrive to day, aud sales were made at 12d. for middling upland?. I3read3tuffs are generally firmer. Markets by Telegraph. Srw Tobi, Feb. 3. blocks Head 7. Cbloego anil Book Ialana, 130; Heading, MS; Canton e'o , 6 v Cleveland and Toledo. lo).: Cleveland aud PltMbarg, &2.V, Fltiabarc snd fort Wayne, 121: Mluaia-ao Cen tral, 11BS: Michigan Sontbern, siV: Mew York Ceutral, im-f, Illinois Central, 138: Cumberland pre ferred. Jas.V; Virginia s, aitt; Missouri Bs, ui s-ios, IM2, 113i, Haltimobe, Feb. 4. Cotton Arms and mode-aMy cuvt; middling uuianaa 'J!i cents. Wheat un changed. Corn steady; white, St&wo.; yellow, 8;4 sec. Uala uucbaugad at 71(750. itye uachaoiceS at $i-6fl(sll0 fork, ilrm at t320. Bacon active; rib sides. I7'i17'ic.: clear fo, levullnc.; shouldeis, lo16,J40. llum'i 20c. Lai d ateaiiy at 'DC. Stock Quotations by Telegraph 1 P. M. (Slendlnnlxig, Davis & Co. report through their New York house the following: N.Y.Oent. K 1(H' iCleve. & Toledo H..0i)i Fh. and Bea. R. 901 Toledo fe Wabash., (toll Mich.H.and N.L K. 911 Mil. & HU Paul It... Ui 111 .1 . . v. HI . .1 1 u-f 1 7 uie auu ritb n. .. auhiub vaHM.. u ' a nhl.&nd N.W.nnm. Hl Wnlln. Karen .'fill? Chi. andN.W.pref.. VZyA United States 57 Chi. and R. t. K lllTennessee 6s. New 7 Pitts. F.W.&Ohl. R.121 (Gold , 135B r-acino Man nieain.iu'i! maraei uuit. West. Union Tel.... 89j,gl LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Court of Quarter Sessions Judge Lud low. Assistant District Attorney Deahart. Prison cases were before the Court. John Uilnder and John Uraham, both boys, were convicted of larceny. It was testified that a car belonging to tbe Pniladelphia, Baltimore, and Wi.mington Railroad Company was broken open and robbed of several bales ot muslin, and soon afterwards the goods were found in tbe possession of the prisoners, and, they giving no satisfactory account of tuelr possession, the inference was that they had stolen them. The Judge sent them to the House ot Refuge. "No Name," a Congo prince, was re presented to the Court as walking out U ray's Ferry road with a well filled bag, which he told an oinoer who accosted him contained cloth! nit wuiou he had brought from Cnester, but which, npon search, was lound lo contain ten fat shiukens an d one fat 1 urkey. William Carirlght, an old man, who has been In bis present position several limes, was 00 a vlcted of assault and battery upon his wif. Be said -that on the day he committed this offense be had been attending faithfully to his business np to 4 o'clock in me afternoon, wnen he went out to distribute circulars, and in dulged in various drinks with his friends, and what followed he did not reoolleot. He said he was In 111 health, and In no condition to be sent toprlsorj; yet he was sorry ne had acted so badly, and was resigned lo bis fate. hln. Carirlght said she was pained at her husband's condition, and really was disposod to ask mercy for blm, but she neeJed pro toe lion, and would therefore leave tne matter to his Honor's Judgment. Tue Judge, who knew the prisoner as having been In the dock on previous occasion s for this same offense, aud paving been begged off from punishment by bis wile npon promises of reformation, now said be would pioteot her, and accordingly sentenced blm to one week's imprisonment, and required him to give security In 1160 J to keep the peace and be of good behavior. UeorgeDotiglasH.au impudent-looking little fellow, was convicted of a charge of the luroeny of a box of butler, bavins been caught in the act of takibg it from the door of a produce store. Louis Runyan was convicted of assault and nailery upon his wife, which was of au aggra vated nature, and committed, no doubt, uader tbe Influence ol liquor. John biulth was acquitted of the larceny of a Eair of shoes the only evidence against htm eing that tbey were stolen, aud were given by blm to a young girl to be pawned. Kdward lrvln was oonvlcted of the larceny of a pair of pants from a store at Heoond aud Vine streets, lie was seen to take the pants, and was captured on the spot. District Court, No. 1 Judge Strond. Bait Jamln A. McDonald vs. Charles Abel, Patter aon Bonded Warehouse, and tue Pennsylvania Bonded Warehouse Company. An action for replevin brought? to recover for whisky depo sited with the defendants, and by them de tained. On trial. DihTiucT Court. No. 2 Judge OreenbuiS. John Lauson Perkins and wife vs. The I'll y of Philadelphia. Ataolon to recover damage for injuries sustained by Mrs. Perkins iu falling into an ill conditioned inlet at Broad and Carpenter streets, while-she was walking by lu Oi'tober last. On trial. HuruKMK Court in Banc Chief Juslloa Thompson, and Judges Agnew.SharswooJ, and Wlliiums. The city list Is still under argu ment. . . ... Nisi Trius Judge Read. Jury trial were beKun this morning, J aeob Boott vs. Toe Spring Garden Insurance Company. An notion to recover upon a polloy lor the Ions by iiie of willow-ware at Vine and Front streets. Court or Common Plkas JaJgo Pelroe. Waddlnglon v. Leaoh. Au action to reoover niocev loaned. Before reported . Jury out. II. L. Wlllkamp vs. Joseph NefJ. Anaotlon on a book sccuuut to recover for medical ser vices rendered. On trial. liar Meeting-. To-morrow afternoon a meeting of the bar will be bold In the weat room of the Ltw Li brary to lake aoilou upon the death of David Paul Brown, Jr., intelligence of wnioh was re ceived with sincere regret throughout the pro fession. Lincoln, tbe capital of Nebraska, will toon bave a railroad to tbe rent of tbe world. Tbe Ilab was greased last year with orer two millions and a half pounds of Vermont batter. IVIOYAEY1E RISING. An Inspection of the County Prison. A Talk with Somo of I ho More Notable Inmates. Twitchell, Eaton, Champion, Alex ander, Farragan, Dickson, and Ford. On Monday afternoon we p.iU a fiylu;; visit to the County Prison, rambled through the spa clous corridors, iuspected the different depart ment", looked in up3n the most noteworthy criminals, aud with several of them entered into a general conversation. Mr. William J. Mullen, tbe State Prison Agent, accompanied as ou our tour and detailed at length the Biirrouudlutfi of eacb of Ibe notorieties to whom lio iutroduced us. The first cell Into which we were Iutro duced wus that uow occupied by Edward I'ord, the nero man who lor nearly nluetoen ycxn has been awaiting the sttnin; of his death wan ant by the Governor. lie appears to bo a mau of about 45 jears of age, his full crisp beard beinj slightly tinged with grey. The chief diversion ot this man Ford, when a score of jeurs jouDger than he now is, appeara to have been the systematic a'suse of bis harmless wife. The latter is still IIvIds; at Kiugaessiag, the scene of the tragedy in which ber husband figured, and is represented by ber neighbors as being a respectable and liidustriom personage. Certaiuly ehe has fared much better sloco her lawful epouee bae been cared tor by the county than she did beforo tbe county ktadly relieved ber of bin vexatious companionship. Oa one occasion when Ford, accordiug to bis custom, was abusing the woman whom he had pledged him self to cherish and protect, one Allen Iticket, her half-brother, entered upon the scene- and attempted to pacify the ira-xible husband. This interference the latter relented, and the result of the wrangl which ensued was the death of Rlckct at the bauds of Ford. Tried, convicted, and sentenced to be bauged, the cul prit baa bc, (or nearly nineteen j cars, awaiting the action of tbo Governor of the Commonwealth upon tbo war rant of deft'h. Governor Johnston was in power at the time, but ior some reason he neglected to fix the day of tbe execution. 80 the case ot Ford was bequeathed to the future Governors of the State, and each iu turn bas declined to touch it. It Is tull that oue of our recent Governors, to whom a petition ior tbo pardon oi Ford wus addressed, paid a visit to ihe prisoner in his cell. The latter was not awnro of the high honor of wbich he wus being made the leciplcut, and so demeaned himself beforo bis Excellency at to impress that official with the idea that the bafcty of the com munity would be better cousulted by permitting Ford to remain In duraDco vile. Aud there be still remains, rerlo.lically, the subject of bis pardon is agit-ited, at times be coming quite popular; but good reason is always submitted, by those who know the man and his instincts, why be should not aaia bo let loose upon tbe world. From all that wc have been able to gather from various sources! it would appear tht mercy Mould triumph at the expense of justice by bis unconditional release. It is aid that be loudly nourishes a hatred of bis wife aud of a brother-in-law still living, as well as a spiteful feeling aaaiust some of the witnesses by whose tcituuouy he was convicted. -The strongest arumeut agaiuf t his parden is the jeopardy In whlojKtue lives of these persons would be placed thereby. But there would appear to be no rea sonable excuse for- banging bim after the long respite wbich ' bo bas enjoyed, sb that, in all human proba bility, be will drug out tbo r emaluder of his days within the walls of Hoyamensin. Savlmr a contain assumption of au air of independent perlness, bis general deportmeut is described as unobjectionable. Now aud then, however, be lapses Into a refractory mood, aud a touch of harshness is required to break him in. On a notable occasion, about six months ago, he had tbe audacity to assail some of the keepers while iu bis cell, and iux return for this indUcretlou he was transported to a cell upon a higher Moor, less coxy aud comfortable thau the oue bo bad previously teuauted. On tbe occasion of our visit we found Urn attirodinacostumo that dufie-J utterly ull the notions concerning cleguDce lu dress which prevail in the outerworld. The must noticeable poitiou of his wardrobe was a grotesquely twisted cloth cap, which eat to jtiunUly upon bis bead that it could not fail to provoke a smile. He was lu bis mo.-t am'.uble mood, out-r-poken, earnest, and facetious. "How Ions bave you been hrre, Ford?" wo inquired on entering his cell. Eighteen yeats and a few !"' wJ thj answer. "Thtti's a loug time to be locked u, ," wo continued. "I should think it was," be evclaimed, scarcely waiting for our words a characteristic of Ms conversion thro'.tgbout the luterview. "Havo you beeu in this cell all that time?" "Might as well havo been; they Drought mo up here about bIv mouths agV "How old are youf wo again queried. "I doa't kuow. Nobody knows how old hi Is; you don't know yourself." "We all kuow what our mothers hare told us about it," we veutured to assert. Ford was not disposed to question this asser tion, but bo auswrred by rattling olf a little story, scarcely fit lor ears and eyes polite, ubout a quondam f.h-nd of hi", who assumed uioro knowledge ou the point in question thau the generality of mankind; and then giving bis head a toss to oue side, as if ho fully apprectato i the force of hit own humor, he exclaimed: "The Bible says that men are born like jack asses, but it's a great mistake." After a short pause, observing our inability to appreciate bis point, be gavo bis iieud auothcr wag, and remarked: Jbcie'i philvtpby in that J" We then recurred to the subject of tis "long imprisonment, saying: "You've been here 10 long that yon must hava become uecd to it by this time." "Used to It!" he cried, stepping np so close to us that we involuntarily retreated apace, and glaring at ns with a wicked, vcngetul gaze "Used to it I Would you havo got used to it in that time ?" "Wero yon a grown-up man ben you Cioxo here 1" was tho next q .estlon. "From what tbey tell me," he rcsponJed, "a boy of fiftceu thinks he is a man in these diys.' "Why are you not let out of tnis placr?" "I don't know. Don't ask me why tbey keep me here, lou ought to know the reason better than I do; you're on the outside, you've got the paper?, nud you ou.ht to kno everything." The rest of tho conversation was devoted principally to the tohacco question, Ford re marking tlutt every, one who camo to sec him ought to bring a pound ot ths weed as a pieeut. As wc loll the cell we said to htm: "Would jou not feel better if you had soma work to do if" In answer to wliih be exclaimed: 'Vou Just bring along a lot of tobacco tlic m xt time you come; I can work ou that well e no ugh !" And so wc left the man who, for nearly nine teen ycats, has lived with a noose about bis m ck, nud yet never found it tighten up in him. Fiom the cell of Ford we wore coiulu .ted to tli a', of , Cteorjfe S. Twitchell, Jr. A genteel youug man, faultless in attire, even when bolted aud barred from the world; with hair smoothly arranged as if expecting visitors ; iu good spirits, as if no pent-up Utica interfered with tbe freedom of his will and whims; dls. posed to converse on trivial subjects, as if no fell doom lmpeuded over him he received the company which presented itself at bis cell do with a touch of elegance and an air of hos pitality. ft 'I am eorry, gentlemen," were his first words, alttr the civilities customary in the great world outside bad been ngidly observed "I am very sorry, gentlemen, that thtre are not cha'rs for jou ull. Make joureelves comfortable as far as Ihe facilities will permit." He bad seated himself upon the rough blanket of bis cot, alter taking eacb ot oar party by the band, and now, as he looked around and saw bow meagre were his accom modations iu comparison with tho numo-r of bis guests, he rose again, and mo ved to th? head of the couch, motioo'ug to somo of us to har his teat. , The cell was a model of neatness, and com fortable as far as neatuess with scanty material to work upon could tender v. On the bed lay an open pocket-bible "and may God of Uis Infi nite goodness have mercy upon his soul J" were the closing words of ibe death doom pronounced two days before while ou a little stand, which broke the monotouy of tbe opposite wail, wore thrown carelessly two or thtee other volumes. This stand, the cot -upon the floor, and the two chairs, both of them new, comprised nearly the entire outfit of the room. Agaiust th'i w.ill a: the head of the cot hung a trifle of a mirro.-, not larger than a child's band, and on the ludge of the narrow grated window stood two ft mall ves sels. Both were filled with earib, and in one wne a few sprigs ot odoroee- heliotrope, while over the o'.her rambled a tiny creeping vine, as if cl.-uuorintr for that urncious freedom of liht and air which were needful to a mllcr and more vigorous life. What a volume of std and solemn thought was bound np in thee stray crumbs of earth, aud unfolded In these dwarfed aud with ering plants ! The chance to nurture, and watch, aud cherish such a.garden may keep a man's brain from reeling Into madness, may nerve bis heart to face death at the hands of tho outraged law t The apartment in which we found Twitchell was not the oue known as tho "condemned cell," that' being tenanted at present by Jerry Eaton. Ho was the first to inform ns that be bud occupied it since Saturday only. It is said that, on his return to prison on that day, his fttlthcs got tho belter of his composure, and fouud eut in tears for two toll hours. Then he became tome what composed, and at the tiuvi of our vbitbad reassumed his old and indifferent bciiring. Although the interview with tbe prisoner lasted some minutes, and he chatted with much freedom until wo left him, our conversation for the most part was of the most commonplace, with no such humorous sallies as had thrown a fleeting gleam of sunshine into tho cell of Ford. Only twice was the subject of the great tragedy which h is not yet ceased to bo the wonder of tbe town broached by either side. Wo referred cusually to the rapid and f Jvorablo termination of tho trial of his wife, aud hi answer he exclaimed, without the slightest touch of enthusiasm in his ton;: "Yes, thy got through with it soon. I was very much gratified, indeed, with the result." Nothing more on this subject, except to asseut demurely to our supposition that h-i ha 1 been visited by hr-r slnoe fcer release from custody. Mnce his sentence to death on Sitf.rday, however, Mr. Tai'cuelt 'mil not male h'ir ap pearance at tho prison a clrcumswnc: which may pos.-lbly account for his seeming lack of intcicat In her fate. We also adverted to the effort which was.-ti!l bc!n made in bis behaU, by carrying his case beloie tbo Supreme Cqurt, toachtug wbi?n b merely remarked that he had bat lll:lo titiie tn this woild. When tho subject of bis hers mil c.)aifort-ws ' approached, he spoko qulio freely In p.-i-e of the prison oiiiciiils uu l their uniform rtiurtpsy aud kludness. Nothing in tbiswiwn lack ing, and for no privilege could h? wib tu .t.was not allowed bim, s.ivo tb.it o! 'Indulging o:s appetite for the sols:iug woe). U; gently longed for a cigar, and tua libir'.to ouioie it openly without being oo-npdled Ij practi-ejiny deception, und wltbeut the kaowhdu that he was thereby violating tho rules of tho prmon. Could it bo that tb'u gen'IeoiHuly, hr nlcjt locking young mnn In whose presence we were xtauding hud been guilty of tho tout dee I ot blood laid to bis charge? A jury of his peers bad decided this issue, und It was not for us to question the righteousuess of their -verdict, l'eihaps it was the remembrance ot bis pro tracted trial, of the vigor aud real with whiJU tCDnffnucd en the KtftXh if
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